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optimaton

14 karma · joined October 25, 2019

Programming, Philosophy, Probability

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/optimaton; my proof: https://keybase.io/optimaton/sigs/lKCA31Vvqvo-D4Ayt2vgjSOvAoFqX1Or0Q6NilbfEYM ]

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optimaton··on We can't send email more than 500 miles (2002)
This is wild!
optimaton··on Google will delete new accounts' data by default in 18 months
Not a popular opinion, but I have a feeling that this is going to quickly go from your privacy is our responsibility to gatekeeping is virtuous, so we won’t let you do that.
optimaton··on An audio app that has consumed my life
Really curious to know. Is it because of the conversational tone or the click-baity suspense?
optimaton··on “Today I cut my pay to $0. I'm committed to laying off 0 of our employees.”
Someone who is going to such lengths to save their employees should at least be given the benefit of doubt.

He did something similar 7 years ago, so I don’t think he has some ulterior motive with all this or a grand plan. IDK, Seems like a great guy to me.

optimaton··on “Today I cut my pay to $0. I'm committed to laying off 0 of our employees.”
Fantastic! People never go out of business, but businesses do, take care of people not some fictitious entity.
optimaton··on Apple is looking for engineers to convert its code from C to Rust
I don’t think they do.

The response clearly is reasonable, but no reasonable person would say that on someone’s face. So I don’t think Marta _moreno really knew about Walter

optimaton··on Ask HN: What makes an online course amazing?
All of the following in one website or tool/sw:

1/ Interactive tutorials and quiz format like brilliant.org

2/ A Wikipedia like comprehensive wiki embeded with course website for all kinds of reference.

3/ An online community — could be a piazza/forum.

4/ A github like service integrated with course site specifically for that course where students can submit their projects and be evaluated by other forum members/mentors etc.

optimaton··on Recurse Center switches to online-only until at least May
Isn’t the primary intent of having an offline place to cut off the distraction and to make it feel like a retreat? How can that be accomplished online?
optimaton··on Economists study what happens when people stop using Facebook
When you stop using Facebook, it makes the quality of your life better.
optimaton··on Heart doctors 'held back stent death data'
This is terrifying. Does anybody know of any alternative that would work well in long-term? Asking for a relative who just had a mild heart attack.